Green’s Drug Store closed its doors in March 1998, but in the 56 years it was open it employed many workers from this community.

Many of those employees are planning to get together Saturday, June 18, for a time to renew old friendships from their time working at the shop.
“I just have a lot of fond memories that go way back,” stated Barbara Catron, who worked at the store from 1954 until it closed in 1998.

Frank Spoon decided to go on a hike -- 700 miles later he’s one third of the way to his destination.

Spoon, the cousin of Walt Rivers of Bedford County, began hiking the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, Georgia, on April 12. Last Wednesday he hit Catawba Mountain near Salem and his cousin picked him up for a bit of a breather.
But not for too long -- by Monday he was back on the trail, picking up right where he left off.

Rucker Tibbs oversaw maintenance on the L-3 “Grasshopper” on display at the National D-Day Memorial.

The L-3 is a two-seat observation plane, with a fabric skin and this type of plane was widely used on D-Day and throughout the World War II.
Tibbs died last fall and now students from the Liberty University’s (LU) Aircraft Maintenance Technician School have picked up the work. One of the subjects taught in this school is washing and corrosion control.

Although funding is tight for the National Park Service, the Blue Ridge Parkway gets by with a little help from its friends.

Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a non-profit organization that exists to help the Park Service maintain the Parkway. Their work helps maintain overlooks, trails, historic structures and graveyards on the Parkway property.

Liberty High School (LHS) took the National D-Day Memorial up on its offer to waive educational fees for student group visits last week. Although Forest Middle School has routinely brought student groups to the Memorial, Martin Leamy, the Memorial’s site manager, said this is LHS’s first large group visit.